The Fidelity Fellowship in Equity Compensation Research

The Fidelity Fellowship in Equity Compensation Research, funded by Fidelity Investments Inc., was developed as a research fellowship to encourage fundamental research by early-career scholars of broad-based equity compensation in the corporation in the United States. Scholars conduct empirical studies of stock options, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, restricted stock units, restricted stock plans, performance shares, and other methods used by corporations in order to share ownership and capital income widely with groups of employees.

The fellowship will be awarded to doctoral students, recent Ph.D. graduates, pre-tenure professors and post-tenure scholars affiliated with U.S. institutions in economics, finance, human resource management/employee relations, psychology, political science, public policy, sociology, and related disciplines. The fellowship brings outstanding scholars into contact with a group of junior and senior researchers working in related areas who support each other’s work in an annual winter workshop and summer symposium. Prospective fellows may also receive assistance in identifying national datasets and possible companies or multinational corporations relevant to their proposed empirical work. Both quantitative and qualitative examinations are encouraged. Past recipients of fellowships are eligible to apply. The research stipend is in the amount of $25,000.

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